Visiting scholar, Prof. Thomas Smith has registered at Center for Chinese Studies on January 12, 2024. He is an USA scholar who is a Professor at Northern Illinois University, USA. Prof. Smith's research period in Taiwan is from January to July, at The Research Center for Promoting Civic Literacy, National Sun Yat-sen University and Research and Development Division, National Pingtung University. His research topic is "Assessing, Comparing, and Predicting Pedagogical Self-Efficacy in Civic Scientific Literacy among Taiwanese Teachers ".